Lorenz Fiege

Professionally

• Research Assistant at DSHS / PhD Student, Institute for European Sport Development and Leisure Studies - DSHS [01/2020 - Current]
• Blue Book Trainee at the European Commission - European Executive Agency for Education and Culture (EACEA), Unit A3, Erasmus Mundus and Sport [10/2020 - 02/2021]
  Freelancer, Foundation National Anti-Doping Agency Germany (NADA) [10/2015 - 10/2020]
• Project Assistant, Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.) - Society for the Promotion of Cycling [03/2019 - 09/2019]
  Research Assistant at DSHS,Sport and Health in Prevention and Therapy [08/2016 - 12/2016]

Academically

• 10 / 2023 – today
  Scholarship Holder with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
• 2022 - until today
  Doctoral studies at the German Sport University Cologne, Institute for European Sport Development and Leisure Research
  Working title: "Interactions between institutional characteristics and the democratisation of sport governance in Europe"
• M.A. "The role of athlete participation in the National Anti-Doping Organisations of Germany (NADA) and Poland (POLADA): effective and legitimate governance?" [Master's thesis, German Sport University Cologne].
  B.Sc. "The influence of training condition on cortisol expression during physical and psychosocial stress" [Bachelor's thesis, German Sport University Cologne].

Resarch Focus

• Sport governance
• EU sport politics

Ongoing Projects

• 07/2022 – today
  Research staff in the European Social Fund+ Project "Social Dialogue in Europe for Professional Sports"(SDE Pro Sports) and Erasmus+ Project “Assessing, Evaluating and Implementing Athletes' Social Protection in Olympic Sports”(SOPROS)

• 10/2021 – 12/2022
  Research staff in the Erasmus+ Project "Understanding, Evaluating and Improving Good Governance in the Employment Relations of Athletes in Olympic Sports in Europe" (EMPLOYS)

• 01/2020 – 09/2021
  Research assistant in the Erasmus+ Project "National Anti-Doping Governance Observer" (NADGO)

• Mittag, J. et al. (2025). Elite Athletes’ Social Protection in Olympic Sports in Europe:  An Evaluation of the Status Quo. Cologne: Institute of European Sport Development and Leisure Studies, German Sport University Cologne
  https://doi.org/10.25847/sopros.01.2025 
• Fiege, L., & Seltmann, M. (2024). Social dialogue in professional sports in Europe: towards democratic governance between the European Sport Model and national industrial relations? Journal of European Public Policy, 1–33.
  https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2024.2418337
• PLACING ATHLETE RIGHTS AT THE HEART OF GOOD GOVERNANCE IN SPORT: LEVERAGING IDEATIONAL POWER, DEMOCRATISING GOVERNANCE. (2024). Sports Law, Policy & Diplomacy Journal, 2(2), 37–71.
  https://doi.org/10.30925/slpdj.2.2.3
• Mittag, J., Seltmann, M., Fiege, L. et al. (2022): Good Governance in the Employment Relations of Athletes in Olympic Sports in Europe. Rijeka: University of Rijeka.
• Mittag, J., Seltmann, M., Fiege, L. et al. (2022): Understanding the Employment Relations of Athletes in Olympic Sports in Europe: Fact Report. Rijeka: University of Rijeka.
• Fiege, L. (2021). The role of athlete participation in the National Anti-Doping Organisations of Germany (NADA) and Poland (POLADA): effective and legitimate governance? [Master's thesis, German Sport University Cologne].
• Mittag, J., Seltmann, M. & Fiege, L. (2021). Sport and Politics. In J. Winter, S. Mahendran & P. Schuller (Eds.), Themenblätter im Unterricht / 129. Bonn: Federal Agency for Civic Education (Bundeszentrale für Politische Bildung/bpb).
• Mittag, J. & Fiege, L. (2021). NADO Report. National Anti-Doping Agency of Germany. In A. Geeraert (Ed.), National Anti-Doping Governance Observer. Final report (pp. 50-73). Aarhus: Play the Game.

Presentations

• Speaker and Moderator at 2025 Play the Game Conference in Tampere, Finland (topics: ‘Athletes at risk? Data, migration, and welfare in global sport’; ‘What is athletes’ social protection in Olympic sports, and why is it important?’)
• Speaker at ASSER Institute’s ‘Global Research Conference on the Human Rights of Athletes’ in The Hague, Netherlands (Oct 2024)
• Speaker and Moderator at 2024 Play the Game Conference in Trondheim, Norway (topics: ‘Rights and representation: What is an athlete worth?’; ‘Implementing athlete-specific social protection measures in European countries: what's in for governmental and elite sport actors?’)
• Speaker at 2023 Sport & EU Conference at Autonoma de Lisboa (topic: ‘Social dialogue in professional sports: Empirical results of a european cross-country analysis')
• Speaker at 2022 Play the Game Conference in Odense (topics: 'Good Governance in the Employment Relations of Olympic Athletes'; 'Fostering good governance in NADOs: how to ensure athletes' participation in decision-making?'
• Speaker at 2022 Sport & EU Conference at Université de Lausanne (topic: 'Conceptualizing Good Governance in the Employment Relations of Athletes in Olympic Sports')
• Speaker at Erasmus+ Multiplier Sport Events at University of Warsaw, Université de Lausanne, University of Rijeka, Edge Hill University, Universidade Europeia, and the European Committee of the Regions Cologne (Oct 2021 - Dec 2022)
• Speaker at online symposium on 'Governance in anti-doping: How to meet the challenges' hosted by Play the Game and NADA (May 2021)

Teaching

• Lecturer of the 'Jean Monnet EU Sports Law, Policy & Diplomacy Rijeka Summer School 2022' at University of Rijeka
• Lecturer of the study courses 'Leadership and Management in Elite Sport' (M. A.) and 'Fundamentals of Sport Policy' (B. A.) at German Sport University Cologne (Summer Semester 2022)